Analysts Are Raising Estimates
Of Big Auto Makers' Earnings

DETROIT -- Expecting that auto makers next week will report continued strong car sales for June, analysts are raising their second-quarter earnings estimates for the Big Three auto makers.

Wall Street now expects Chrysler Corp. to report a near-quadrupling of last year's anemic second-quarter earnings; General Motors Corp. to post a healthy increase; and Ford Motor Co., saddled with high new-vehicle launch costs, to post a narrower decline than was once thought likely. Analysts say their rosier forecasts reflect booming...